Expenditure on Pinsent Masons to Defend Whistleblowing Case of Alison McDermott

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alison mcdermott

I wish to make an FOI request to obtain the exact and entire mount of money the NDA has spent with Pinsent Mason Piper in relation to my whistleblowing case from October 2019 to the present date including all expenditure on Counsel's fees.

Please can you confirm receipt of this FOI request and confirm when it will be released to me.

Yours faithfully,

Alison McDermott

Enquiries, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

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Case Ref: 20210716
Your request for information regarding “…Expenditure on Pinsent Masons...” was received on 19 March 2021 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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Griffin, Judith, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

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Dear Ms McDermott

The response to your request "... the exact and entire amount of money the NDA has spent with Pinsent Mason Piper in relation to my whistleblowing case from October 2019 to the present date including all expenditure on Counsel's fees" set out below -

2019-2020 = £39,742.50

2020-2021 = £29,785.10

Total Spend = £69,527.60

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Judith Griffin
Information Access Manager
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

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